Elderly Cyclist Killed By Car

November 15, 1985

KISSIMMEE — An 85-year-old Kissimmee man was killed Thursday morning when he steered his three-wheel bicycle into the path of a car traveling on a busy section of U.S. Highway 192, a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.

Robert Abbott, 85, 4391 Space Coast Parkway, attempted to cross the highway on his bicycle about 7 a.m. when he was struck by a car driven by James Monroe Essex, 21, of 2367 Heather Way, Kissimmee. The highway patrol trooper said an investigation is continuing.